The document provides definitions for various terms related to driving and vehicles, including verbs and nouns associated with them. It covers a wide range of topics, such as vehicle types, actions involved in driving, traffic signs, and safety measures. The content appears to be educational, likely aimed at individuals learning English as a second language.

1. Driving
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2. Accelerate
The action of pushing the accelerator pedal to make a
vehicle move faster.
(verb)

3. Accident
When a vehicle hits
another vehicle or object
(ex. a tree, a sign, etc.).
(noun)

4. Ambulance
A special vehicle to help
injured people by taking
them to the hospital. It
uses flashing lights and
sound to get drivers’
attention.
(noun)

5. Back seat
The seat in the back of a car.
(noun)

6. Back up
To move a vehicle backwards.
(verb)

7. Blinker
A flashing light that drivers use to show others that they
will turn their car left or right (same as turn signal)
(British English).
(noun)

8. Boot
A storage area that is located at the back of a vehicle. It
is opened from outside (same as trunk) (British English).
(noun)

9. Bridge
A road that is built over an
obstacle.
(noun)

10. Change lanes
To move your vehicle into another lane.
(verb)

11. Console
The small storage area located between a vehicle’s front
seats.
(noun)

12. Convertible
A style of car that has a
removable roof.
(noun)

13. Crosswalk
A special place for
pedestrians to cross a
road.
(noun)

14. Decelerate
The action of pushing the brake pedal to make a vehicle
move more slowly.
(verb)

15. Destination
The final place that you plan to go when you are driving.
(noun)

16. Driver
The person who controls a
car, truck, or bus.
(noun)

17. Driver’s license
A plastic card with personal information and a picture of
the person who has permission to drive a vehicle.
(noun)

18. Fire truck
A special vehicle with
equipment to stop fires. It
uses flashing lights and
sound to get drivers’
attention.
(noun)

19. Flat tire
When a tire loses all of its air.
(noun)

20. Fog
A cloud that is on or a little above the ground.
(noun)

21. Gas station
A small store that sells gasoline, snacks, and drinks (same
as petrol station) (American English).
(noun)

22. Hazard lights
The special flashing lights on a car that drivers use when
there is an emergency or danger.
(noun)

23. Headlights
The lights located at the
front of a vehicle. These
are usually used when
driving at night.
(noun)

24. Honk
The action of pressing a vehicle’s horn.
(verb)

25. Horn
A device that creates a loud sound and alerts other
drivers and pedestrians. It is located in the center of the
steering wheel and is activated when pressed.
(noun)

26. Intersection
A place where more than
one road meets (American
English).
(noun)

27. Interstate
A very long road where vehicles drive at fast speeds.
These roads are not inside a city center but are outside
or beside a city.
(noun)

28. Lanes
The strips of road with
painted lines on both sides
for vehicles to travel on.
(noun)

29. License plate
A metal plate with special
numbers and letters that
police can use to identify a
car owner. It is usually
located on the back of a
vehicle.
(noun)

30. Motorcycle
A kind of transportation
that looks like a bicycle but
has a motor. It has no
doors or top.
(noun)

31. One-way street
A street where drivers can only move in one direction.
(noun)

32. Park
To stop and turn off a vehicle in an area (usually a
parking lot).
(verb)

33. Parking lot
A special place to leave a
vehicle.
(noun)

34. Pass
When you increase your
car’s speed in order to
drive in front of the car
ahead of you. People do
this when the car ahead of
them is driving too slowly.
(verb)

35. Passenger
A person who travels in transportation (ex. car,
airplane, bus) but does not control it.
(noun)

36. Pedestrian
A person who is walking close to or beside a road.
(noun)

37. Petrol station
A small store that sells gasoline, snacks, and drinks (same
as gas station) (British English).
(noun)

38. Pull in
To park a car by moving it forward (usually into a
parking space).
(verb)

39. Pull over
To stop a car on the side of the road.
(verb)

40. Railroad crossing
A place where the road crosses railroad tracks.
(noun)

41. Rearview mirror
A mirror that is located at the top center of the front
windshield. Drivers use it to see behind their car.
(noun)

42. Road
The place cars travel on
that is made of concrete
or asphalt.
(noun)

43. Road rage
When a driver feels strong
anger towards other
drivers.
(noun)

44. Rush hour
The hour or hours when the most cars are on the road
(this is usually when people are driving to work or home
from work).
(noun)

45. Seat belt
A belt that crosses the
body in the front to keep
drivers and passengers
safe.
(noun)

46. Shotgun
American slang that means to ride in a vehicle’s front
passenger seat.
(noun)

47. Side mirrors
The mirrors that located
on the sides of a car’s two
front doors. Drivers use
these to see beside their
car.
(noun)

48. Sign
An object with a picture or
writing that is put beside
or above the road for
drivers to read or see.
(noun)

49. Skid mark
Black marks on a road
made by tires when a
vehicle stops too quickly.
(noun)

50. Slow down
The action of pushing the brake pedal to make a vehicle
move more slowly (same as decelerate).
(verb)

51. Speed bump
A strip of concrete in the
center of a road that is
designed to slow a
vehicle’s speed.
(noun)

52. Speed limit
The fastest legal driving speed in an area.
(noun)

53. Speed up
The action of pushing the accelerator pedal to make a
vehicle move faster (same as accelerate).
(verb)

54. Speeding
When you drive a vehicle faster than you are allowed to.
(noun)

55. Steer
To control a vehicle’s direction by moving the steering
wheel to the left or right.
(verb)

56. Steering wheel
The round wheel drivers
use to control a car’s
direction.
(noun)

57. Stop
The act of pushing the brake pedal until a vehicle stops.
(verb)

58. Swerve
To quickly move your car to the left or right in order to
avoid hitting something.
(verb)

59. Tailgate
When a vehicle drives very close to the car in front of it.
(verb)

60. Ticket
A piece of paper that a
policeman gives you for
breaking a driving law.
Tickets require you to pay
money for your mistake.
(noun)

61. Tires
The round rubber wheels
attached to the bottom of
a vehicle.
(noun)

62. Toll road
A road that you must pay to drive your vehicle on.
(noun)

63. Traffic jam
When many vehicles are in
front of one another and
move very slowly or are
stopped.
(noun)

64. Traffic light
An electric light with
green, yellow, and red
colors. It tells drivers when
to move and stop their
cars.
(noun)

65. Trunk
A storage area that is located at the back of a vehicle. It
is opened from outside (same as boot) (American
English).
(noun)

66. Turn
The act of moving a vehicle left or right.
(verb)

67. Turn signal
A flashing light that drivers use to show others that they
will turn their car left or right (same as blinker)
(American English).
(noun)

68. Vehicle
Another word for car, van,
or lorry.
(noun)

69. Windshield
The clear glass located at the front and back of a vehicle.
(noun)

70. Windshield wipers
Devices which are located
on a car’s front
windshield. They move
back and forth to remove
rain and snow from the
glass.
(noun)

71. Yield
To wait and allow other cars to move before you.
(verb)

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